redox
See also: rédox
English
Etymology
Shortening of reduction and oxidation
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹiːdɒks/, /ˈɹɛdɒks/
Adjective
redox (not comparable)
- (chemistry) Describing, or relating to any reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously
Derived terms
- redox indicator
- redox potential
- redox reaction
Noun
redox (uncountable)
- (rare, chemistry) A reaction in which an oxidation and a reduction occur simultaneously; a reaction in which electrons are transferred.
- 2001, Robert M. Fenner, The conscientious marine aquarist:
- Can you have too much redox? Definitely.
- 2009, James E. Brady, Fred Senese, Chemistry: The Study of Matter and Its Changes:
- This will tell us whether redox is occurring, and if so, what is oxidized and reduced.
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Derived terms
- auto-redox
Translations
chemical reaction
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Verb
redox (third-person singular simple present redoxes, present participle redoxing, simple past and past participle redoxed)
- (transitive) To subject to a redox reaction.
See also
- reducing agent
- oxidizing agent
Anagrams
- EXORD, XORed, doxer, exord